From time to time, for absolutely no reason
at all, I will post this picture
I just like this picture. Does this mean I'm gay ?
Leslie West With Eddie Van Halen
Leslie West is one Eddie's earliest
influences
Leslie is playing one of my Ed Roman LSR
EB-1 models... Eddie owns serial # 2 of the same model
I am lucky enough to have kept serial # 1
LSR guitars were the first custom guitars that I built. There are over 1000 of them out there today !!
Ed Roman
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Andy is a a talented musician, author, engineer, vocalist, songwriter, guitar expert, rock historian, guitar salesman, father of 6 kids & good all around guy. My old buddy Richie Scarlet first introduced Andy to me at the Limelight in NYC about 17 years ago. Andy's band the multitalented extremely versatile, Chesterfield Kings were going through a punk stage. I really am a fan of the Kings because they play so many different types of music. I especially liked their surf music era. Being an old fart myself I could really appreciate that Ventures, Beachboys, & the Jan & Dean sound. These guys also do a great British invasion show which I was lucky enough to catch the last time they were in Vegas. I think they have about 20 albums out, I personally only have about four of them but I will eventually get them all. Andy is currently working on a Rolling Stones book which is a follow up to his highly successful Beatles book. When Andy speaks Ed Roman listens... He suggested that I pick up the Zemaitis and Duesenberg lines so I did. Andy was a great help to me when I was getting this little business off the ground many years ago. Andy sold me over 200 Kramer's and 50 or more really rare Ibanez 80's guitars from. I bought every last one of them he had. They have proven to be great investments. They were all buried in the basement at The HOG !!! Andy is no longer employed by the House of Guitars. What a loss for them !!!! Andy is sure to turn up somewhere and probably fairly soon. He has enough contacts in this business to basically write his own deal with any major company in the USA. Ed Roman & my whole staff salute Andy Babiuk, we wish him well wherever he lands. I have been trying to get him to move to Vegas for several years now. If anyone is having trouble reaching Andy, I will be glad to get a message through to him. Ed Roman 02/11/06 |
 Approx 1988
I'm straining not to put my thumbs up!! You know how all those Rockstar pictures look when everyone sticks up their thumbs. It's incredibly Corny, Lame, Tired, and just plain stupid looking. I'm guilty of it myself. The next time you are getting photographed with a celebrity, Stick your thumbs up your butt, or give the finger or stick out your tongue and make a stupid face.... Just don't stand there like some star struck moron on crack and stick your thumbs up. You'll thank me when you get the picture back... Ed |
Sean & Alan Holdsworth
Discussing pickups & doing a commercial for bottled water
Alan's getting a little gray.
I heard him play recently, Believe me, no gray there!!!
Lindsey 2002
 Photo By Michael Fatali Michael Fatali is without a doubt the worlds greatest Photographer. Some of his signed photos have sold for more than $10,000.00 Michael's works are owned by numerous celebrities including Bill Clinton who had a hard time deciding which ones to buy. Ed Roman & Michael Fatali are currently working on a project together where we will incorporate his photography with my guitars. If you love beautiful things as much as I do, you won't be able to resist the new Fatali Ciba-Chrome Quicksilver Guitar. We hope to have some prototypes done by April 1, 2006. These fine guitars will be based on our RVC & Quicksilver platforms. The top of the guitar will have a 16th of an inch routed in it over the entire expanse of the body. Excepting for 1/2 inch all around the outer perimeter. The Ciba Chromes will be carefully & painstakingly cut to shape and placed in a flush manner on the top of the guitars. Then they will be clear coated to protect them. Being an amateur landscape photographer myself, is the reason I was initially attracted to Michael's work. I have collected photographic artwork from some of the worlds greatest photographers including Galen Rowell & many other notables. The Fatali work is without a doubt the finest display of light & colors that I have ever seen. Investment potential will be very good, See Michael Fatali's website for some examples of his work. Ed Roman January 10 2006 |
Mario Campa (Toys From The Attic)
Would You Buy A Guitar From This Man?
No !! How about a stereo? No!! How about a wristwatch?
One of my favorite Mario Quotes!! (Or Near Quote)
" When will somebody please stop the insane over-grading"
Leslie West with one of my Quicksilver Guitars 2001
Another good friend of mine on the Jackson Warrior
Paul known to all as "VH-guy"
Alan, getting ready to assemble Brian May's custom guitar we built for him !!!
Hughie Thomasson (The Outlaws & Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Holding his Ed Roman Pearlcaster
Michael Angelo Batio
Shredmaster Extraordinaire
Andy
Babiuk